Disclosure context

About m3rx

Based on the limited publicly available information, m3rx is an emerging ransomware group first observed in April 2026 with a relatively small victim count of eight organizations, suggesting they are either a newly formed operation or a smaller-scale criminal enterprise focused on financial gain. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear, with no documented evidence from major security vendors or law enforcement agencies regarding their geographical base, operational structure, or whether they operate as an independent cell or as part of a larger ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem. Their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities have not been extensively documented by established threat intelligence sources, though their targeting pattern indicates a preference for English-speaking nations including Great Britain, Australia, and the United States, as well as operations in Switzerland and Italy, with victims spanning consumer services, business services, technology, and healthcare sectors. No major campaigns, high-profile victims, or significant ransoms have been publicly reported by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other reputable security researchers, likely due to the group's recent emergence and limited scope of operations. Given their recent first observation date and small victim count, m3rx appears to be in early operational stages with their current activity status and long-term viability remaining uncertain. The group has been linked to 19 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 29, 2026; most recent post May 17, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 17, 2026soft-inc.com listed by m3rxon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Technology sector, which has 2,524 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, soft-inc.com is reported in JP, a country with 88 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

Ransomware victim disclosure

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Source of Future Technology, Inc.

listed as soft-inc.com · Claimed by m3rx · listed 3 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 17, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: m3rx
Status: Data leaked
Country: JP
Sector: Technology
Listed on leak site: May 17, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Source of Future Technology, Inc. (SOFT Inc.) is a women-owned IT staffing and professional services firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in New York, NY. The company partners with clients across financial services, government, life sciences, and utilities sectors to provide IT staffing, managed service solutions, application support, custom development, and engineering talent. SOFT serves both private and public sector clients, including government agencies and financial institutions, and has maintained long-standing client relationships spanning over two decades.

Industry: IT Staffing & Managed Workforce Solutions
Address: 333 Hudson Street, Suite 202, New York, New York 10013
Founded: 1981

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data is confirmed published (disclosed status: data_published) by the threat actor. SOFT Inc. serves government agencies, financial institutions, and life sciences clients, meaning exfiltrated data likely includes sensitive client engagement records, employee PII, and potentially regulated information from high-sensitivity sectors. The breadth of client verticals elevates the risk significantly.

The ransomware group m3rx claims to have exfiltrated data from SOFT Inc. and has published the data, inviting interested parties to contact them via Tox for access. No ransom amount or specific data volume has been stated.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Corporate business data
Client records (government, financial, life sciences, utility sectors)
Employee/talent data
Potentially sensitive staffing and HR information

What the group claims

+1 212-633-1515. SOFT Inc. is an established American technology consulting and professional staffing firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in New York City. The company specializes in building critical technology solutions, IT services, and supplying top-tier engineering and technical talent for Fortune 500 companies across the United States Stolen: 49.8gb 9289 files

The leak post

captured from the group's site

If you are interested in this data, please contact our support.Tox: 9A1217BEDA4AB77052A25D17CB6FFB34AFA2BE462E607F2FD8E1DF1DDD4CA16A64E18B1A0BF2

Sources

Victim sitesoft-inc.com
Leak posthttp://4k6plf4h2cm2nco6ae3inrsxnmqgl6lllmwefydhnlcq4tuhwbj4qpad.onion#soft-inc.com

Source

Indexed 3 days ago

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